Fortress Technology Phantom multi-aperture food metal detector

Fortress Technology has released the Phantom, a multi-aperture, multi-lane metal detector range that will assist food manufacturers to reduce factory footprint, investment and ongoing operating costs.

Featuring a single metal detector mounted across multiple food packing and processing conveyor lines, the Fortress unit is divided into individual apertures.

Since each aperture is smaller, the machine has the ability to detect metal fragments as small as 0.8 mm ferrous, 0.8 mm non-ferrous and 1.2 mm stainless steel, regardless of the number of lanes travelling through the unit. In addition, the smaller aperture copes better with orientation and product effect.

Consolidating this multi-aperture technology into one unit spanning multiple lanes, as opposed to individual metal detectors, also cuts the equipment footprint by over 50% and optimises factory floor space.

The unit also increases operational efficiencies, reducing initial capital investment costs for food processors and packers by up to 40% when compared to the purchase of individual metal detectors for each line.

With just one system to maintain and manage, a five-lane multi-aperture unit can improve total cost of ownership (TCO) by over 65% longer term, considering reduced maintenance and parts requirements.

Meat burgers, chilled salads and cakes are among the applications suited to Fortress’s multi-aperture, multi-lane technology.